Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1930 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fifty nine years. It was their thirty-second season in the County Championship and they won seven matches to finish ninth in the County Championship..
1930 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring Australians. They lost to the Australians and won seven of their County Championship matches to finish ninth.
Guy Jackson was in his seventh season as captain. Alf Pope made his first class debut for Derbyshire in the season and went on the play until 1939, making his main contribution as a bowler. John Gilbert also made his debut and played occasional games for Derbyshire until 1936.
Harry Storer was top scorer and Tommy Mitchell took most wickets.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |- ! colspan="6"| List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|1 | 10 May 1930Cricket Archive - Middlesex v Derbyshire 10 May 1930 | Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn | | Robins 6-73
|2 | 14 May 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 14 May 1930 | Sussex County Ground, Derby | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | Innings and 6 runs | AG Slater 5-45; Tate 5-45; T S Worthington 5-35
|3 | 21 May 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Australians 21 May 1930 | Australian Queen's Park, Chesterfield | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 10 wickets | Ponsford 131; Hornibrook 6-61 and 6-82
|4 | 24 May 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 24 May 1930 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 8 runs | Jupp 5–51; T. B. Mitchell 7-25; Thomas 5-46
|5 | 28 May 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 28 May 1930 | Kent Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | 199 runs | GR Jackson 140; L F Townsend 104; Freeman 9-50; T. B. Mitchell 5-50
|6 | 31 May 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 31 May 1930 | Middlesex The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | 7 wickets | L F Townsend 141
|7 | 04 Jun 1930Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 04 Jun 1930 | Glamorgan St Helen's, Swansea | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 29 runs | DE Davies 5-45; T. B. Mitchell 7-61
|8 | 07 Jun 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 07 Jun 1930 | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn | | H Storer 102; L F Townsend 117; Croom 110; Wyatt 145; T S Worthington 5-77
|9 | 11 Jun 1930Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 11 Jun 1930 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | 71 runs | EW Clark 5-68; T. B. Mitchell 6-28
|10 | 14 Jun 1930Cricket Archive - Kent v Derbyshire 14 Jun 1930 | Kent Angel Ground, Tonbridge | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 9 wickets | Freeman 8-70 and 5-40
|11 | 18 Jun 1930Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 18 Jun 1930 | Sussex Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | Innings and 34 runs | Wensley 120; Bowley 5-63
|12 | 21 Jun 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 21 Jun 1930 | Somerset Queen's Park, Chesterfield | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | 10 wickets | AG Slater 7-31 and 7-17
|13 | 25 Jun 1930Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 25 Jun 1930 | Leicestershire Aylestone Road, Leicester | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn | | Berry 110; T. B. Mitchell 5-119
|14 | 28 Jun 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 28 Jun 1930 | Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn | | L F Townsend 6-86
|15 | 02 Jul 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 02 Jul 1930 | SurreyCounty Ground, Derby | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
|16 | 05 Jul 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 05 Jul 1930 | Worcestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | Innings and 13 runs | H Storer 132; T. B. Mitchell 5-87; AG Slater 8-46
|17 | 12 Jul 1930Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 12 Jul 1930 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn | | D Smith 105; A Staples 5-75
|18 | 19 Jul 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 19 Jul 1930 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |Abandoned
|19 | 23 Jul 1930Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 23 Jul 1930 | SurreyKennington Oval | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | 199 runs | D Smith 107; L F Townsend 102; Shepherd 5-42; T. B. Mitchell 5-40; AG Slater 5-46
|20 | 26 Jul 1930Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 26 Jul 1930 | Essex County Ground, Leyton | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn | | H Storer 123; HTO Smith 6-56
|21 | 30 Jul 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 30 Jul 1930 | Leicestershire Park Road Ground, Buxton | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn | | AG Slater 5-36
|22 | 02 Aug 1930Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 02 Aug 1930 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
|23 | 06 Aug 1930Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 06 Aug 1930 | Worcestershire Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | Innings and 38 runs | Brook 6-30; T. B. Mitchell 5-74
|24 | 09 Aug 1930Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 09 Aug 1930 | Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn | | Leyland 186; T. B. Mitchell 5-92; Verity 5-32
|25 | 16 Aug 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 16 Aug 1930 | Glamorgan County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 165 runs | Turnbull 135; Ryan 6-86 and 6-27; T. B. Mitchell 5-64
|26 | 20 Aug 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 20 Aug 1930 | Gloucestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn | | Goddard 5-71;AG Slater 5-84; Parker 6-60
|27 | 23 Aug 1930Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 23 Aug 1930 | Essex County Ground, Derby | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn | | Cutmore 122; O'Connor 101; H Storer 100; T. B. Mitchell 7-109
|28 | 27 Aug 1930Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 27 Aug 1930 | Somerset County Ground, Taunton | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 203 runs | Longrigg 108; T. B. Mitchell 6-79; JC White 5-69; Young 8-30
|29 | 30 Aug 1930Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 30 Aug 1930 | Gloucestershire Fry's Ground, Bristol | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 8 wickets | L F Townsend 7-57; Parker 8-62
Statistics County Championship batting averages Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s H Storer 25 44 1398 132 33.28 4 L F Townsend 27 46 1234 141 30.09 4 D Smith 20 35 975 107 29.54 2 GR Jackson 27 451165 140 25.88 1 AG Slater 26 40 691 59* 22.29 0 GM Lee 24 40 742 78 21.20 0 JM Hutchinson 20 32 483 58 20.12 0 A E Alderman 16 22 348 52 18.31 0 T S Worthington 26 40 694 83 18.26 0 NM Ford 7 10 155 65 17.22 0 H Elliott 27 36 363 45 12.96 0 CC Clarke 4 6 56 35* 11.20 0 JDH Gilbert 4 6 65 25 10.83 0 J Bowden 7 13 126 28 9.69 0 T. B. Mitchell 26 32 167 25* 7.95 0 CKH Hill-Wood 3 430 14 7.50 0 A W Richardson 4 626 16 5.20 0 T R Armstrong 2 3 7 5 2.33 0 A V Pope 2 33 2* 3.00 0 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1930
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 H Storer 26 46 1488 132 32.34 4 L F Townsend 28 48 1273 141 26.52 4 GR Jackson 28 471177 140 25.04 1 D Smith 20 35 975 107 29.54 2 GM Lee 25 42 758 78 18.05 0 (a) Figures adjusted for non CC matches
County Championship bowling averages Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average T. B. Mitchell 6369 2445 134 7-25 18.24 AG Slater 4869 1632 81 8-46 20.14 L F Townsend 4493 1438 61 7-57 23.57 T S Worthington 3853 1571 54 5-35 29.09 H Storer 957 417 13 3-28 32.07 A V Pope 342 148 7 3-34 21.14 GM Lee 528 248 5 2-24 49.60 T R Armstrong 258 117 4 3-48 29.25 D Smith 216105 2 1-21 52.50 CKH Hill-Wood 298 121 1 1-57 121.00 A E Alderman 40 38 1 1-21 38.00 JM Hutchinson 18 3 0 A W Richardson 1019 0 J Bowden 6 5 0 Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1930
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave T. B. Mitchell 6619 2536 138 7-25 18.38 AG Slater 4995 1666 81 8-46 20.57 L F Townsend 4751 1517 63 7-57 24.08 T S Worthington 4105 1683 58 5-35 29.02 H Storer 999 441 13 3-28 33.92
Wicket keeping
Harry Elliott Catches 37 Stumping 19
See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1930 English cricket season
References